Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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l.,..I . Hal The Tournament P A sectional tournament was held in Keyser this year by the Potomac State School. Nine teams were represented. This is the first time this has been done, the teams formerly playing at Buckhannon. The state was di- vided into eight districts, with a number of teams playing in each district. Then the runners up and the winners in Division A and ll were to go to Buckhannon and play for the state championship in class A and B. The winners in the two classes represent the state in the National Tournament held in Chicago. Mr. Grimes acted as director of the sectional tournament and Lieut. Harman, Mr. Nefflen and Coach Parrish were the officials of the game. This tournament proved a great success. Piedmont played the first game in the night session on Friday, March 6, the game being played with Petersburg High School. This was an easy victory for Piedmont, as we got a large lead and held it throughout the game. The final score was 37-7. The lineup was as follows: P. H. S. 1371 P. H. S. C71 Holland F Rodgers Sullivan F Bergdoll Smith C Schaffer Crist G Root Richards G Have Summary: Field Goals-Holland 2, .Sullivan 3, Smith 4, Richards 5, Berg- doll 2. Fouls-Holland, 0-23 Sullivan, 2-35 Smith, 7-95 Sutten, 1-15 Have, 2-2. Referee-Harman. Umpire-Parrish. The next game Piedmont played in the sectional tournament was with Keyser High School, but it did not turn out like the first game, as Keyser won 42-17. The first quarter Piedmont held Keyser to a score, but the sec- ond quarter Keyser forged ahead and lead at the half. The second half Piedmont fell behind and Keyser was safe from then on,winning by a 42L17 SCOT6. The third game of the sectional tournament for Piedmont High School was played with Parsons High School, it being one of the best games of the tournament. The game started off with a bang, Piedmont scoring the first field goal, and then Parsons shot several two pointers and forged ahead. The half ended 20-10, in favor of Parsons. During the halves Coach Knode took his team to the dressing room and gave them a good talking, telling them that the trip to Buckhannon depended upon this game. The second half Page sixty

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rel Summary: Field Goals-B. Hamer 5, Dellinger 7, Roberts 4, Jenkins 2, Sullivan 6, Smith 11, Crist 2, Richards 4. Fouls-B. Ham.er, 2-33 Dellin- ger, 2-65 Sullivan, 1-5 3 Smith, 1-3 g Richards, 1-3. Referee-Gibson. On Friday, February 20, Piedmont and Davis High played their annual game on the local floor. With the bitter memory of a recent defeat at the hands of Davis High, the boys went into the game with a new spirit and with tlre determination to win. The game started with Piedmont taking the lead. The first half ended 32-17. The second half Piedmont had things their own way, scoring one goal after another and running up the score of 59-31. The line-up was as follows: P. H. S. 1591 Davis C312 Holland F Mott Jenkins F Wiley Smith C King Richards G McDowell Crist G King Summary: Field Goals-Holland 6, Jenkins 11, Smith 7, Grist 1, Mott 4, Wiley 1, King 4, McDowell 2, King 1. Referee-Mulledy. On Thursday. March 19, the boys' basket ball team journeyed to Buck- hannon to play in the state tournament. They arrived there that evening and rested that night. The first game was played the next morning at 9:30 o'clock. We drew for this game Pine Grove High School from south- ern West Virginia. As this was the first game of the tour nament, natur- ally, it was slow, neither of the teams being accustomed to the large floor and the glass back boards. For the first six or seven minutes neither side made a point, but as the game grew on, Pine ,Grove scored 9 points to Pied- mont's 4, this ending the half. The second half, Piedmont fought harder but luck was against them, losing by a score of 16-12. The line-up was as follows: P. H. S. C121 Pine Grove l16D Jenkins F Miller McCulloh F Watson Smith C McDiffit Richards G Garby Crist G Fluharty Summary: Field Goals-Jenkins 1, McCu1loh 2, Smith 2, Miller 1, Watson 3, Garby 1. Fouls-McCulloh, 1-5: Smith, 1-23 Watson, 3-53 Mc- Diffit, 1-13 Garby, 1-2. Page iffy-nine

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If it-1 rl started off in a new way for Piedmont. The boys, determining to win, started off in a new form, overtaking the large lead that Parsons had over them and finally forging ahead and in an exciting finish, won by the score of 34-33. The lineup was as follows: P. H. S. 1341 Parsons 1331 Jenkins F Freeman Holland F Butcher Smith C Goff Richards G Grey Crist G Gatrelle Summary: Field Goals-Jenkins 7, Holland 2, Smith 1, Baldwin 1, Richards 1, Freeman 8, Fisher 2, Butcher 1. The fourth game for Piedmont in the sectional tournament was with Martinsburg High School for the championship in class B of the section of Eastern Panhandle. This was considered by the officials the best game played during the tournament. It was a real thriller from the beginning to the end, both teams fighting and neither team giving up until the final whis- tle blew. The score at the half shows what a fast and close game it was, the half ending 16-15 in favor of Piedmont. After the second half the game stood 36-36. The next five minutes of play was a period of excitement for the Piedmont fans who had faithfully followed their team to the tourna- ment. The five minute period got off with a rush, both teams eager for the point which would win the game for them. Both teams fought hard, but Martinsburg won by a lone field goal, shot from the middle of the court by a forward of their team, this goal winning the cup and the class B champion- ship of the Eastern Panhandle. Of course, this was a hard game for Pied- mont to lose, but be'nfr assured of a trip to Buokhannon they were half sat- isfied and determined to do their best at the state tournament to beheld on March 20 and 21. The lineup was as follows: P. H. S. M. H. S. Jenkins F Woods Holland F Homer Smith C Potts Richards G Ruckles Crist G Mauck Summary: Field Goals-Woods 7, Homer 4, Potts 4, Ruckles 1, Mauck 1, Jenkins 6. Holland 1, Smith 3 .Richards 6. Fouls-Woods, 1-2, Homer, 1-4 3 Potts, 1-3 5 Ruckles, 1-15 Mauck, 0-25 Holland, 2-45 Smith, 2-4. Referee, Harman. Umpire, N efflen. Page sixty-one